Shaw, William R.
2010-02-06T00:42:52Z
2010-02-06T00:42:52Z
2009-12
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10177
viii, 114 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright began working on a plan to remake the
architectural fabric of the United States. Based on the principle of decentralization,
Wright advocated for the abandonment of the industrialized city in favor of an agrarian
landscape where each individual would have access to his or her own acre of land.
Wright's vision, which he called Broadacre City, was to be the fruit of modern
technology directed towards its proper end - human freedom. Envisioning a society that
would be technologically advanced in practice but agrarian in organization and values,
Wright developed a proposal that embodied the conceptual polarity between nature and
culture. This thesis critically examines Wright's resolution of this dichotomy in light of
the cultural and intellectual currents prevalent in America of his time.
Committee in Charge:
Alison Snyder, Chair;
James Tice;
Deborah Hurtt
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University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Architecture, M. Arch., 2009;
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Broadacre City
Broadacre City: American Fable and Technological Society
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Kwok, Alison
McGlohn, Emily
McGlohn, Emily
2012-10-26T01:43:50Z
2012-10-26T01:43:50Z
2012
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12348
This thesis attempts to determine if misconception about vapor retarders and air barrier systems affects building enclosure design and construction. Literature on this subject is continually evolving and often contradictory, supporting confusion. A survey of designers and builders representing four climate zones within the United States was done. Respondents disclosed where they learned about building enclosures and shared how clear or confusing they think the resources are on this subject and also weighed in on a few basic principles about enclosure design. Results show that most building professionals learn about enclosures through experience or a colleague. The internet is the first written resource they use when questions arise. The most significant misconceptions identified are that in some cases vapor retarder placement does not follow accepted building science or code requirements and that a portion of respondents only consider the air barrier system the vertical surfaces of an enclosure.
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Air Barrier System
Architectural Education
Building Enclosures
Residential Design and Construction
Sustainable Architecture
Vapor Retarder
A Comparative Study of Climate Based Design of Building Enclosures
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Hogan, Matthew Bryan, 1982-
2011-08-22T18:13:23Z
2011-08-22T18:13:23Z
2011-06
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11500
xiv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.)
Passive House is a voluntary, performance-based energy standard for buildings. Passive Houses use on average 90% less energy for space conditioning than code-designed houses; Passive House therefore offers an ambitious performance target for home energy retrofits. Retrofits built to the Passive House standard in Europe have demonstrated a high level of energy performance. In the U.S., few Passive House retrofits exist to date; for this reason, design and cost information for such retrofits is lacking. This study establishes an exemplar through designing the Passive House retrofit of an older home in Eugene, Oregon. The retrofit's cost-effectiveness was examined by comparing projected "business as usual" (BAU) life cycle costs to those associated with retrofit. While the BAU scenario resulted in the lowest cost over a 30-year life cycle, the difference is relatively small; minor adjustments to key variables make the retrofit financially viable.
Committee in charge: Dr. Alison G. Kwok, Chairperson;
Peter Keyes, Member;
Jan Fillinger, Member
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Architecture, M.Arch., 2011;
Architecture
Architectural engineering
Energy efficiency
Energy retrofit
Housing design
Life cycle costing
Passive house
Superinsulated
A Design Approach to Achieving the Passive House Standard in a Home Energy Retrofit
Thesis

Vorderbruggen, Joan Marie
2010-04-23T23:48:36Z
2010-04-23T23:48:36Z
2009-06
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10326
xvi, 117 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Energy and environmental concerns warrant reconsideration of
operable windows as a means of ventilating and cooling office
environments. To design for optimal window use and performance,
architects must understand human interaction with operable windows
and the factors that influence occupant participation in their thermal
environment.
This thesis examines workers' personal control of operable
windows in their office space through the lens of the following attributes:
proximity, orientation, and accessibility to operable windows, office floor
height, and the operational methods of windows. Three sites in the
Minneapolis metro area were examined through site visits, informalinterviews, collection of physical traces, and a questionnaire. Research
data reveal that proximity is the greatest determinant of window use.
Other attributes have varying degrees of influence on use of windows.
Surprisingly, workers valued operable windows significantly more for
fresh air than for cooling.
Committee in Charge: Professor John Rowell, Chair;
Professor Brook Muller;
Professor G.Z. Brown
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Architecture, M. Arch., 2009;
Windows
Work environment
Workplace environment
Office buildings -- Heating and ventilation
Evaluating How Attributes of Operable Window Design Affect Office-workers' Perception of Personal Control
Thesis

Oeltjenbruns, Rebecca Ann
2012-04-19T00:22:14Z
2012-04-19T00:22:14Z
2011-12
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12165
xiv, 165 p. ： ill. (some col.)
Our current focus on the city core includes reintroducing the mixed-use building. This typology is not without challenges, and arguably none is more pressing than full retail occupancy. This analysis investigates the potential for start-up companies to supplement traditional retail on an interim basis.
By documenting the needs and expectations of the start-up and development communities (from multiple perspectives), this study assesses the potential connection between mixed-use and the start-up company.
Using a methodology informed by literature and augmented by personal accounts, this analysis reveals that the inclusion of start-up companies in mixed-use projects can present both short- and long-term benefits to ongoing retail difficulties: mixed-use buildings can be an ideal location for start-up firms, including start-up tenants can be economically feasible if certain measures are in place, and a new development model is not needed to connect an emerging business with an existing project.
Committee in charge: Howard Davis， Chairperson；
John Rowell， Member；
Gerardo Sandoval， Member
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Architecture, M.Arch. 2011;
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Area planning and development
Architecture
Communication and the arts
Social sciences
Architecture
Development
Entrepreneurship
Mixed-use vacancy
Pop-up
Start-up
Looking Beyond the Conventional Mixed-Use Development Model: Analyzing the Potential for Start-Up Businesses to Supplement Traditional Retail
Analyzing the Potential for Start-Up Businesses to Supplement Traditional Retail
Thesis

Dietzler, Karl Matthew, 1970-
2012-02-29T22:42:55Z
2012-02-29T22:42:55Z
2011-09
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11985
xxii, 272 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
Historic campgrounds on National Forest Service lands are a key location where the public experiences the intersection of natural and cultural resources. In the Pacific Northwest Region, the majority of historic Forest Service campgrounds date from the Civilian Conservation Corps/New Deal era of the 1930s; however, some existed previous to this period. Overall, these campgrounds were envisioned, designed, and evolved in an era of rapid technological change, when increasing industrialization, urbanization, and rural accessibility facilitated a cultural need for both preservation of and accessibility to natural resources.
In order to understand how these campgrounds evolved over time, existing campground conditions were documented using a case-study approach, based on historic integrity, range of geographic accessibility, and historical data availability. In order to understand what changes have occurred over time, existing and historic conditions were compared. Based on the results, broad cultural landscape stewardship recommendations are made.
Committee in charge: Robert Z. Melnick, FASLA Chairperson;
Donald Peting, Member
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., 2011;
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Landscape architecture
American studies
American history
Communication and the arts
Social sciences
Historic campgrounds
Historic preservation
Landscape history
Pattern on National Forest Lands: Cultural Landscape History as Evidenced Through the Development of Campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest
Cultural Landscape History as Evidenced Through the Development of Campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest
Thesis

Elzeyadi, Ihab
Batool, Ayesha
2014-06-17T19:45:24Z
2014-06-17T19:45:24Z
2014-06-17
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17931
Jali screens are traditional window treatments in vernacular buildings throughout South Asia and the Middle East. Contemporary builders are starting to incorporate Jali screens as decorative façade elements; however, architects and scholars have largely ignored the impact of Jali screens on overall building energy and day-lighting performance. This research evaluates the effect of Jali screens, across a range of perforation ratios, on energy utilization and day-lighting quality in contemporary office buildings. The data collection and analysis is through fieldwork in Lahore, Pakistan, as well as through computational energy modeling. Results demonstrate that Jali screens have a promising positive impact on cooling loads and may improve visual comfort. The findings suggest a holistic perspective combining traditional architecture and performance enhancement by architects and designers.
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Energy Performance
Jali Screens
Lahore Pakistan
User Behavior
Vernacular Architecture
Visual Comfort
Quantifying Environmental Performance of Jali Screen Façades for Contemporary Buildings in Lahore Pakistan
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M.Arch.
masters
Department of Architecture
University of Oregon

Davis, Howard
Miller, James
2013-07-11T20:13:06Z
2013-07-11T20:13:06Z
2013-07-11
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13002
The study shows the importance of the lakou, which is a spatial manifestation of the familial social structure in the Haitian culture, through the analysis of post-disaster temporary settlements, showing that through their own devices endogenous inhabitants create the lakou in post-disaster temporary settlements. The methodology was qualitative through interviews, observations, and site mapping, and qualitative coding was used to uncover the emergent themes. This study establishes the importance of the lakou in community vibrancy and demonstrates how the lakou adds to the resilience of the survivors living in such settlements. The unprecedented transformation of the lakou from a kinship based settlement pattern to a more inclusive non-familial pattern points to the importance of the spatial and social manifestation in the development of community in a settlement. It is conjectured that this resiliency factor can be useful in the process of turning a post-disaster settlement into a successful permanent settlement.
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University of Oregon
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Haiti
Lakou
Post-Disaster Planning
Resilience
Traditional Settlement Patterns
Vernacular Architecture
Redefining the Lakou: The Resilience of a Vernacular Settlement Pattern in Post-Disaster Haiti
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
M.Arch.
masters
Department of Architecture
University of Oregon

Moore, Erin
Wilson, Allison
Wilson, Allison
2012-10-26T03:59:38Z
2012-10-26T03:59:38Z
2012
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12381
This thesis attempts to determine if food-producing plant growth can be incorporated within a building envelope to create an ideal plant growth environment while simultaneously enhancing the thermal properties of the building envelope. A window system was designed as a means of bringing food production into the built environment in an easily accessible fashion from the interior of a high-rise apartment complex. The Ya-Po-Ah Terrace in Eugene, Oregon, was chosen as a case study site for research on how a window could promote health, provide nutrition, and enhance the thermal comfort of the inhabitants. The design of the window unit is founded in precedent research on methods of plant growth in urban environments and systems for growing food in small and efficient ways. The design found that it is possible to create an ideal plant growth environment within a building assembly for use as a food production method for building inhabitants.
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University of Oregon
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Food
Hydroponic
Plant
Strawberry
Urban
Window
Urban Food Growth: Designing for Vertical Building Surfaces
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Nute, Kevin
Stattler, Jeffrey
2013-07-11T19:58:09Z
2013-07-11T19:58:09Z
2013-07-11
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12957
Windows provide building occupants with important physiological and psychological benefits but are absent from many indoor spaces. It is argued that most existing attempts at compensating for an absence of windows fall short because they lack either outdoor environmental information or sensory stimulation. A wind-animated digital-tree shadow was used to test this hypothesis.
The work concludes that the following strategies are likely to help most to compensate for an absence of windows: (1) establishing a live connection with the outdoors; (2) introducing controllable sensory variation into a space; (3) making such change a source of natural environmental information.
It is suggested that these approaches could be helpful used either separately or in combinations but that a live connection with the outdoors that introduces controllable naturally-generated change into a space would likely be most effective.
The video files that accompany this thesis show the digital shadow with wind and computer generated movement.
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University of Oregon
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Digital Shadow
Digital Tree
Shadows
Subject Study
Wind Animated
Windowless Rooms
Wind-Animated Digital-Tree Shadow as a Means of Improving Windowless Spaces
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
M.Arch.
masters
Department of Architecture
University of Oregon